Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
GREENWOOD ITEMS.


from Nashville last Saturday we
were the recipient of a gift we
truly prize, in the shape of life-like
photograph Of our esteemed friend,
Rev. DIR. ], d. Barbee, pastor of Nc
Kendree church in Nashville. We
have placed II over the mantle in our
bedchamber, where in our suffering
hours we can look up at the bright,
kind features of one whom we can
feel fully assured is our sincere friend
tried and true. May he have a
long lease of life, with happy sur
roundings, in which to proclaim from
the sacred desk the glorious gospel of
truths he so ably expounds and loves
so well.
Miss Kate r. Roberts, of Nashville,
who will start in March as a Mission
airy to China, is the daughter of the
late Richard Roberts, for many years
well-known farmer in this county,
and her mother, who now resides in
Nashville, was Miss Mary Duff, born
and reared in GAINESVILLE. Miss
Kate is named after Miss Kate
Rogers, a teacher in the public
school here, who has all through life
been friend to the family. May
success, long life and happiness be
hers in her arduous labors in the
missionary field.
Mr.. George Mcdaniel and wife
now occupy the Ledbetter premises
on Greenwood. He will, we under
stand, engage in the cultivation of a
market garden. The locality is well
suited for the purpose, and we wish
George success at the business.
In the hall at Nashville, where the
Temperance Alliance Convention
was held, among other arrange
ments, they lad large picture of
the devil. When our friend, S. A.
Caldwell, was admitted the gentle
manly usher very politely procured
chair and seated him close to the
speakers stand, just in front of this
horrid picture ofhis santanic majesty.
Judge Green, in the course of his
speech, made some allusion to this
picture at the same time pointing to
it. Some of the audience not know
ing which picture the Judge was
pointing to, commenced laughing,
and pretty soon there was general
merriment in the audience at the
'Squire's expense. But, nothing
daunted, and being equal to any
emergency, he calmly arose, over
coat in hand, and turning toward the
speaker, said: "Judge, can stand
anything but being mistaken for the
DEVIL" and retired to a less conspic-
seat. The speader was stranger to
Mr.. c., and being innocent of any at
tempt at fun, was SO set back by the
'Squire's happy retort, that he came
near forgetting what he desired to
say. Our townsman nonplused the
speaker and at the same time got out
of his dilemma by turning the tables
upon his friends who were seeking
to make him the target of their inno-
cent amusement.
At the close of the able and lengthy
discourse by Rev. J. w. Hammer, at
the Methodist church last Sunday
morning, he told his audience he had
presented the bright side and the
dark side, and that they could choose
between them, and then affection
ately babe them goodbye. Many
eyes were in tears when this eloquent
and beloved old divine resumed his
seat. We hope his voice may be
heard in our midst many years to
come.
The Dyersburg Gazette says: "Our
bright little friend, Miss Ada
Hutchen, whose father is the brilliant
editor of the Fulton Ky.) Fultonian,
got 100 in everything OF her last ex-
animation at Carr Institute. She has
done this five times in succession,
too" The editor of the Fultonian
and father Of this bright little girl,
was many years ago, journeyman
printer in GAINESVILLE. He has many
rare gifts. Besides being a vigorous
political writer he is poet of known
ability and spicy paragraphist, 6
combination of talent rarely found
Success to our old friend and his &C.
complished daughter.
A lady friend, who was present